Table 2

Benefit and cost of carbon additionality from the modeled 62,742-ha working forest during a 20-year crediting period

Timber harvest (1,000 m3)Forest stock (1,000 m3)Marginal growth (1,000 m3)Carbon cash flow (million $)
YearBSLIFM10IFM5BSLIFM10IFM5BSLIFM10IFM5BSLIFM10IFM5
2023   18730.018730.018730.0      
20241233.4996.91152.118560.318785.418641.3−169.755.4−88.7−4.7−2.8−4.1
20251233.4996.91152.118422.618869.718585.8−137.784.2−55.6−4.6−2.7−3.9
20261233.4996.91152.118294.018962.818544.9−128.593.1−40.9−4.5−2.6−3.8
20271233.4996.91152.118164.319059.218505.0−129.896.4−39.9−4.5−2.6−3.8
20281233.4996.91152.118029.919160.518464.7−134.3101.3−40.3−4.5−2.6−3.8
20291233.4996.91152.117884.719260.018418.0−145.399.5−46.7−4.6−2.6−3.8
20301233.4897.21152.117729.619452.718356.9−155.0192.7−61.1−4.7−1.8−3.9
20311233.4897.21152.117558.219643.018279.3−171.5190.3−77.6−4.7−1.8−4.0
20321233.4897.21152.117437.019827.318244.6−121.2184.3−34.7−4.5−1.8−3.8
20331233.4897.21152.117258.519997.118162.7−178.5169.8−81.9−4.8−1.9−4.0
20341233.4897.21152.117070.720135.218059.4−187.8138.1−103.3−4.8−2.1−4.1
20351233.4897.21152.116876.620234.217944.6−194.199.0−114.8−4.9−2.3−4.2
20361233.4897.21152.116658.720302017818.6−218.067.8−125.9−5.0−2.5−4.3
20371233.4996.91152.116432.620244.517665.6−226.0−57.5−153.1−5.0−3.4−4.4
20381233.4996.91152.116182.820187.817516.4−249.8−56.7−149.2−5.2−3.4−4.4
20391233.4996.91152.115963.120135.617363.9−219.7−52.2−152.5−5.0−3.4−44
20401233.4996.91152.115743.020049.517206.8−220.1−86.1−157.2−5.0−3.6−4.4
20411233.4996.91152.115519.419949.117048.2−223.6−100.4−158.6−5.0−3.6−4.4
20421233.4996.91152.115293.019840.016882.9−226.4−109.1−165.3−5.0−3.7−4.5
20431233.4996.91152.115061.319727.016714.5−231.7−113.0−168.4−5.1−3.7−4.5
NPV (million $)339.7258.9316.9      −59.3−33.0−50.6
ΔNPV (million $) 80.822.7       26.38.7
BCR 0.330.38         

Note(s): BSL for the baseline scenario, IFM5 for the 5-year rotation extension scenario, IFM10 for the 10-year rotation extension scenario, NPV for net present value, and BCR for benefit-cost ratio. NPV is calculated using the economic data in Table 1 

Source(s): Authors’ own creation

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